@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 18, 2026
Google wouldn't have taken my call in the first. Now, they kiss my ass.
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@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 18, 2026
We run to win, and that’s biblical: You run to win.
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 18, 2026
Well, I also changed the name of a lake in Canada to the Lake America.
@katiehobbs· Democratic · AZ· Oct 18, 2026
I am taking this legal action alongside Nevada because the federal government refuses to hold the Upper Basin accountable for the water deliveries they owe Arizona, and is threatening to force draconian cuts that go well beyond the Lower…
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· Oct 18, 2026
If ICE was pursuing a man who died years ago, it raises serious questions about how these operations are being carried out and whether agents are even verifying who they’re looking for before putting people’s lives at risk.